The Cardinals wrap up a road series Wednesday with the rubber game against the Brewers. First pitch is set for 6:40 p.m.
şüŔęĘÓƵ survived in 12 innings Tuesday night, and a win Wednesday would put the Redbirds two games above .500 for the first time since Aug. 10 as well as give şüŔęĘÓƵ a second consecutive series win against Milwaukee.
Right-hander Sonny Gray (12-9, 3.96) will take the mound for the Cardinals.
Gray has lost both starts vs. Milwaukee this season, and the Cardinals scored a total of one run in those two games.
In his last eight starts, Gray has allowed five or more earned runs four times and two or fewer earned runs the other four.
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For the season, Gray has permitted five or more earned runs seven times, second-most on the team to Miles Mikolas' eight.
The Brewers will counter with right-hander Colin Rea (12-4, 3.70).
In his last four starts, Rea has a 5.32 ERA. For the season, his sweeper has been baseball's . He's thrown it 402 times and given up eight hits.
Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, who's hitting .563 over his past eight games, is batting third for the first time in a month.
The Cardinals are 70-69, third in the NL Central and 11 games out of first. şüŔęĘÓƵ hasn't lost a series since the Dodgers visited Aug. 16-18.
After Wednesday's game, 13 of the Redbirds' next 16 games are at home.
The Brewers are 81-58, first in the NL Central. Their magic number to clinch the division is 13.
Lineups
CARDINALS
1. Masyn Winn, SS
2. Alec Burleson, LF
3. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
4. Nolan Arenado, DH
5. Brendan Donovan, 2B
6. Iván Herrera, C
7. Lars Nootbaar, RF
8. JosĂ© FermĂn, 3B
9. Michael Siani, CF
P: Sonny Gray, RHP
BREWERS
1. Brice Turang, 2B
2. Jackson Chourio, DH
3. Jake Bauers, 1B
4. Willy Adames, SS
5. Garrett Mitchell, RF
6. Blake Perkins, CF
7. Joey Ortiz, 3B
8. Sal Frelick, LF
9. Eric Haase, C
P: Colin Rea, RHP
Injury report
Willson Contreras (fractured finger):Ěý°Őłó±đĚýcatcher fractured the middle finger on his right hand when struck by a pitch Aug. 24. He will have three weeks of no impact then he can begin a progression. There's not much wiggle room for a possible return. The injury could end his season. Updated Aug. 27
Lance Lynn (knee strain): Veteran right-hander recovered well from his 80-pitch outing Sunday for Class AAA Memphis. He and the Cardinals are discussing if he needs another simulated game or an extra between-start bullpen before returning to the major-league rotation within the coming week to 10 days. Updated Sept. 2